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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > North America > Canada > Ottawa > Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (IATA: YOW, ICAO: CYOW), is situated in Riverside South, 5.5 NM (10.2 km; 6.3 miles) south of downtown Ottawa. The airport is named after Sirs John A. Macdonald (the first Prime Minister of Canada) and George-Étienne Cartier (French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation). It is Canada's 6th busiest airport by airline passenger traffic with over 4 million passenger movements annually. In 2003, the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority (OMCIAA) opened a new passenger terminal building which has a strong locl cultural theme including a very rare traditional birch bark canoe built by a master craftsman and Algonquin leader. The airport has won a number of awards - In February 2010, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport was recognized by customers for its excellent customer service in the results of Airports Council International's (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program. Ground transportation is provide mainly by the OC Transpo bus route 97 which uses a dedicated transitway with connections to the O-Train and other bus stations. A light rail link is currently being scoped. For passengers with an early departure time or who are on looking for business meeting accommodation near the airport there are some hotels nearby including - Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Les Suites Victoria Hotel, Best Western Cartier & Conference Centre Hotel, and Gite De Brouage Hotel.
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport YOW Hotels Flights and Travel to Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Les Suites Victoria Hotel, Best Western Cartier & Conference Centre Hotel, Gite De Brouage Hotel, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Airport Arrivals Departures and Transfers.
Included in all rooms are non smoking rooms, air conditioning, daily newspaper, inhouse movies, desk, hair dryer, ironing board, television. 24hr room service, executive floor, elevator, laundry service/dry cleaning, meeting facilities are some of the extra comforts you'll find at this Ottawa (ON) hotel.
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC (Can), (11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada and the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation. Ottawa Airport is partly named after him.
Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport or Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (L'aéroport international Macdonald-Cartier in French), (IATA: YOW, ICAO: CYOW), serves Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is named for Sirs John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier. Located 10 km (5.5 nautical miles) south of the city centre, it is one of Canada's busiest airports by passenger traffic. It is also an Air Canada Jazz and Air Canada focus city and the home base for Zoom Airlines and First Air.
Sir George-Étienne Cartier, Bt, KCMG, PC (September 6, 1814 – May 20, 1873) was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. Ottawa airport is partly named after him.
